This week felt like the beginning of a new chapter in my life. I flew to Indianapolis and arrived at our John Force Racing headquarters in Brownsburg, Indiana. The first thing I did was grab dinner with some friends in downtown Indianapolis. This gave me the opportunity to catch up with them since they relocated from California to the Indianapolis area to work in our Brownsburg shop.

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group signed a binding deal Sunday to buy Ford Motor Co.'s Volvo Cars unit for $1.8 billion, representing a coup for the independent Chinese automaker which is aiming to expand in Europe.